Kase California’s Podiatric Physician of the Year

IN AN UNPRECEDENTED MOVE, THE CALIFORNIA PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (CPMA) BESTOWED ITS HIGHEST HONOR “PODIATRIC PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR ” ON SITTING PRESIDENT DR.FRANKLIN KASE DURING THE ASSOCIATION ’S 92ND ANNUAL HOUSE OF DELEGATES IN ANAHEIM IN JUNE.

“It is unprecedented,” said CPMA Executive Director and Past President  Jon A. Hultman, DPM, MBA. “No sitting President has ever received the Association’s highest honor before. But no matter how the Committee looked at it Frank’s name was always at the top of the list of nominees. There’s no denying that the tremendous success we (CPMA)has had this year is due to his  hard-work, positive, bulldogged, never give-up, never surrender attitude and  leadership.”

Dr.Kase has been a member of CPMA and APMA (American Podiatric Medi cal Association)for over 25 years. During that time he has made substantial contributions to the leadership of the Association, serving as President of the Los Angeles County Podiatric Medical Society before becoming a member of  the CPMA Board where he served as a Director, Treasurer, Vice President,  President-Elect and President.  Dr. Kase also served as Chair of a number  of CPMA Committees. Most notably, he Chaired the state ’s Health Insur ance Policy Committee for a number of years, under who ’s leadership CPMA was able to make significant advances in eliminating discriminatory practices against California ’s podiatric physicians by private insurance companies, indemnity insurance companies and preferred provider organizations.

A Diplomat of both the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine, Dr. Kase is  a Fellow of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, the American College of Foot &Ankle Surgeons and the American College of Foot &Ankle Orthopedics &Medicine.

Currently the Chief of Podiatric Surgery at Glendale Memorial Hospital, in Glendale, California, Dr. Kase is also on staff at Sherman Oaks Hospital, in Sherman Oaks, California. In the past Dr. Kase has served as chief of podiatric surgery at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif., and as clinical assistant professor at Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, teaching foot and ankle surgery.

A qualified medical examiner Dr. Kase has served on the Medical Advisory  Board of the Southern California Association of Occupational Health Nurses,  an expert witness and Exam Commissioner for the Board of Podiatric Medicine, and a consultant to the Los Angeles Police, Sheriff and Fire depart  ments, actively teaching recruits and officers how to prevent and treat athletic injuries of the lower extremities.

A native of New York, Dr. Kase earned his Bachelor of Science degree in zoology (with honors)from George Washington University in Washington, DC,in 1972.He graduated (also with honors)from the California School of  Podiatric Medicine (CCPM )in 1976.  He has been listed in Who ’s Who in  American Colleges &Universities A frequent media spokesperson, Dr. Kase has written numerous peer-reviewed articles, including a chapter on sports medicine in the textbook “Review Text of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine.

Licensed to practice in California, Arizona and Florida, Dr. Kase has been in  private practice in Burbank, California, for nearly 30-years.A marathon runner, active in community service, and a past vice president of the Seratoma Club in  Burbank, California, Dr. Kase has been married to his wife Beth, a healthcare attorney, for over 30-years,and they have two daughters.